Preston Lynn Brinson, a Statesboro resident whose career spanned decades in the grocery industry, died Nov. 6 at age 74 while receiving care from Ogeechee Area Hospice, according to Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home.
Visitation is scheduled for 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. in the chapel, with the Rev. Hambric Brooks officiating.
Brinson was born in Sylvania on March 27, 1952, and moved to Statesboro with his family during second grade. He graduated from Statesboro High School in 1970 and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Georgia Southern College in 1974. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
His working life began at Brinson’s IGA in 1967, when the family store opened. He started with bagging and stocking, continued working while attending high school and college, and became store manager in 1977. He remained with the business through 1994.
In 1995, Brinson joined TJ Morris Company as a grocery buyer. His later positions included buyer for the military division, head buyer and division manager. He stayed with the company through its transitions to Nash-Finch and SpartanNash. Brinson was elected twice to the TJ Morris advisory board and served on the Georgia Food Industry Association Board of Directors. He retired in 2021.
Brinson also served on the nominating committee of Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation. His interests included history, especially the Civil War and the two world wars, as well as reading, hunting, woodworking and gardening.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda S. Brinson of Statesboro; his son, Matthew Brinson, and daughter-in-law, Ashley; and Avery and Hudson, whom the family identifies as his bonus grands. His parents, Charles L. “Hoot” Brinson and Mardell Jenkins Brinson, and his brother, Glenn R. Brinson, died before him.
The family requests memorial contributions to Ogeechee Area Hospice at P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, GA 30459. Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Yolonda Harris
News Now Georgia
